girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Anabella

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,258 Trend ↓ Falling 50%

Rare spelling variant of Annabella, the Latinate form of Annabel.

Rank 2025
#2,258
among girls · ↑26 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
81
named Anabella
How common
1 in 19,843
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
585 babies
All-time total
6,768
#2,113 all-time among girls
First recorded
1960
in Social Security records

Anabella popularity over time

6,768 babies have been named Anabella since 1960, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2014Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 10 1 – #6,408
1970s 16 2 +60% #8,470
1980s 27 3 +69% #7,449
1990s 219 22 +711% #2,052
2000s 2,002 200 +814% #779
2010s 3,847 385 +92% #529
2020s (to 2025) 647 108 -72% #1,412

Where Anabella is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 72 0.04 outside top 500
2027 65 0.04 outside top 500
2028 60 0.04 outside top 500
2029 56 0.03 outside top 500
2030 52 0.03 outside top 500

Where Anabella is most popular

Girls named Anabella per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.061 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, New Jersey, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Anabella born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 113 0.264 +335%
New Jersey 18 0.100 +64%
California 73 0.087 +43%
Texas 67 0.083 +37%
Georgia 10 0.044 -27%
Arizona 5 0.036 -41%
Illinois 6 0.026 -57%
New York 9 0.023 -63%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Anabella

Anabella is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,258 in 2025 with 81 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1960, 6,768 American babies have been named Anabella. Its peak came in 2014, when 585 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Anabella stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anabella?

The median living Anabella is about 13 years old; half are between 10 and 17. An estimated 6,700 people named Anabella are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Anabella year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 81 #2,258
2024 81 #2,284
2023 108 #1,851
2022 103 #1,931
2021 119 #1,731
2020 155 #1,412
2019 175 #1,308
2018 225 #1,099
2017 245 #1,051
2016 292 #938
2015 323 #863
2014 585 #529
2013 515 #564
2012 513 #573
2011 477 #601
2010 497 #592
2009 363 #779
2008 297 #922
2007 262 #1,012
2006 225 #1,112
2005 195 #1,181
2004 199 #1,145
2003 170 #1,235
2002 133 #1,432
2001 86 #1,979
2000 72 #2,190
1995 14 #6,277
1990 10 #7,907
1985 – –
1980 8 #7,449
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 5 #6,408
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Anabella

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Anabella Drummond Anabella Drummond Queen of Scots from 1390 to 1401 1350–1401 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Anabella, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Anabella?

The median living Anabella is about 13 years old. Half of all living Anabellas are between 10 and 17 years old.

How many people named Anabella are alive today?

An estimated 6,700 people named Anabella are alive in the United States, based on 6,768 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Anabella mean?

Rare spelling variant of Annabella, the Latinate form of Annabel.

How popular is the name Anabella in 2025?

Anabella ranked #2,258 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 81 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anabella?

6,768 babies have been named Anabella in the United States since 1960, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anabella most popular?

Anabella peaked in 2014, when 585 newborns received the name.

Is Anabella a boy or girl name?

Anabella is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Anabella rising or falling?

Anabella is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Anabella become more popular?

Anabella is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 52 girls named Anabella in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Anabella?

Well-known people named Anabella include Anabella Drummond (companion).

Names like Anabella

Names that sound and feel close to Anabella: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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